Local UMass edge defender with early-game experience and room to pop
Andrade is a 6-foot-1, 240-pound redshirt senior from Watertown who has appeared in games for UMass and logged his first credited tackle in the 2024 season, giving him real college reps without a big statistical footprint yet. The appeal is the body type and local-player upside: he’s built like a downhill defender and has climbed into the DL rotation, which suggests the staff trusts his effort and physicality. He’s a watch-list guy more than a finished product, but that makes him interesting—if you want a developmental front-seven piece with toughness and familiarity with the program, he fits the bill.
